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Cork

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Noun

1. cork

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

2. cork, phellem

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

3. cork

a port city in southern Ireland

4. bottle cork, cork

the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

5. bob, bobber, bobfloat, cork

a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

Verb

6. cork, cork up

close a bottle with a cork

7. cork

stuff with cork

Example Sentences:
'The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cork

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noun
1. 
the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc
2. 
a piece of cork or other material used as a stopper
3. 
an angling float
4. Also called: phellem botany
a protective layer of dead impermeable cells on the outside of the stems and roots of woody plants, produced by the outer layer of the cork cambium
adjective
5. 
made of cork
▶ Related adjective: suberose
verb (transitive)
6. 
to stop up (a bottle, cask, etc) with or as if with a cork; fit with a cork
7. (often foll by up)
to restrain
to cork up the emotions
8. 
to black (the face, hands, etc) with burnt cork
noun
1. 
a county of SW Republic of Ireland, in Munster province: crossed by ridges of low mountains; scenic coastline. County town: Cork. Pop: 447 829 (2002). Area: 7459 sq km (2880 sq miles)
2. 
a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)

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Cork

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1. 
county on the S coast of Ireland, in Munster province: 2,880 sq mi (7,459 sq km); pop. 283,000
2. 
its county seat, a seaport: pop. 174,000
noun
1. 
the light, thick, elastic outer bark of an oak tree, the cork oak (Quercus suber) of the beech family, that grows in the Mediterranean area: used for floats, stoppers, linoleum, insulation, etc.
2. 
a. 
a piece of cork or something made of cork; esp., a stopper for a bottle, cask, etc.
b. 
a similar stopper made of rubber, glass, etc.
3.  Botany
the dead, waterproof outer bark of the stems of woody plants
adjective
4. 
made of cork
verb transitive
5. 
to stop or seal with a cork
6. 
to hold back; check
7. 
to blacken with burnt cork

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cork

see synonyms of cork
A city of southern Ireland near the head of Cork Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Cork was occupied by the Danes in the ninth century and by Oliver Cromwell in 1649.
n.
1. The lightweight elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts.
2.
a. Something made of cork, especially a bottle stopper.
b. A bottle stopper made of other material, such as plastic.
3. A small float used on a fishing line or net to buoy up the line or net or to indicate when a fish bites.
4. Botany A nonliving, water-resistant protective tissue that is formed on the outside of the cork cambium in the woody stems and roots of many seed plants. Also called phellem.
tr.v. corked, cork·ing, corks
1. To stop or seal with or as if with a cork.
2. To restrain or check; hold back: tried to cork my anger.
3. To blacken with burnt cork.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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